Photo of mom breastfeeding at a wedding goes viral

A few days ago, Naomi Jael Covert posted an Instagram photo of her at a wedding reception. The photo has since been liked more than 3,500 times and has more than 250 comments. It was also reposted on empoweredbirthproject’s Instagram, where it’s garnered an additional 13,000 likes.

The reason? In the photo, the mom was breastfeeding her 10-month-old son, TJ.

“It’s so unfortunate that I feel like I have to hide feeding my baby. I live in NY and know that people would either give me dirty or inappropriate looks. You’d figure NY would be liberal enough. I wish I just had the balls like you do to just say ‘f— them all.’ I even cover up in my own house if we have company over. I guess I stand up in my own little way. I breast feed her in the middle of restaurants and birthday parties just covered up. Would be so much easier to not feel like we have to. I’m seriously so impressed, proud and jealous of you lol. You’re help paving the way by posting this. Great work. Everyone with negative comments should be ashamed of themselves.”

“Unfortunately there is a double standard.. I’ve have gotten weird looks for breast feeding in public, even with a cover! … Mostly from older people. The more people who do it, the more it will become standard. Best of luck to you!”